title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Liobagrus marginatus (Teleostei, Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae).
abstract: The Liobagrus marginatus is an economic fish which distribute in the upstream of Yangtze river and its distributary. For its taste fresh, environmental pollution and overfishing, its population declined drastically and body miniaturization in recent decades, so it is essential to protect its resource. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Liobagrus marginatus was sequenced, which contains 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region with the total length of 16,497 bp. The gene arrangement and composition are similar to most of other fish. Most of the genes are encoded on heavy-strand, except for eight tRNA and ND6 genes. Just like most other vertebrates, the bias of G and C has been found in statistics results of different genes/regions. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Liobagrus marginatus would contribute to better understand population genetics, evolution of this lineage, and will help administrative departments to make rules and laws to protect it.
authors.affiliation: The Fishery Institute of the SiChuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sichuan Provincial Laboratory for Natural Resources Protection and Sustainable Utilization , Chengdu , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guangxun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002397:Catfishes / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer